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The Mariners first baseman hit a home run that gave me a headache.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14 | 56 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .355 | .518 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .714 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Mariners | 30 | 113 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .287 | .407 |
| 2010 | Rangers | 70 | 235 | 29 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 38 | 57 | 1 | 0 | .209 | .316 | .353 |
| 2010 | 35 | 133 | 23 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 32 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .377 | .481 | |
| 2011 | Mariners | 123 | 427 | 38 | 100 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 55 | 55 | 105 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .323 | .396 |
| 2011 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Mariners | 132 | 483 | 49 | 105 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 51 | 49 | 111 | 1 | 0 | .217 | .290 | .364 |
| 2012 | 20 | 66 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .242 | .390 | .364 | |
| Career Total | 355 | 1258 | 127 | 281 | 52 | 0 | 47 | 154 | 150 | 307 | 2 | 0 | .223 | .306 | .377 | |
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